20 best movies like Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)

List of the best movies like Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988): The House on Sorority Row, The Hand, The Hills Run Red, Tooth and Nail, The Toolbox Murders, Hellbent, The Entity, Anamorph, The Driller Killer, See No Evil 2.

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Markimdb: 5.9
Genrehorror, thriller, detective
CountryUSA
Duration01:31

After a seemingly innocent prank goes horribly wrong, a group of sorority sisters are stalked and murdered one by one in their sorority house while throwing a party to celebrate their graduation.

Markimdb: 5.5
Genrehorror, thriller, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:44

Jon Lansdale is a comic book artist who loses his right hand in a car accident. The hand was not found at the scene of the accident, but it soon returns by itself to follow Jon around, and murder those who anger him.

Markimdb: 5.4
Genrehorror, thriller, detective
CountryUSA
Duration01:21

A group of young horror fans go searching for a film that mysteriously vanished years ago but instead find that the demented killer from the movie is real, and he's thrilled to meet fans who will die gruesomely for his art.

Markimdb: 4.8
Genrehorror, thriller, drama
CountryUSA

In a post-apocalyptic world, a small group of survivors, who call themselves Foragers, plan to rebuild civilization from their headquarters in an empty hospital based in what is left of Philadelphia. But they're soon forced into a face-off war with the Rovers, another gang of survivors whom are a brutal gang of cannibals.

Markimdb: 5.2
Genrehorror, thriller, detective
CountryUSA
Duration01:33

No one is safe when a killer, wielding the deadly contents of his toolbox, methodically stalks his prey.

Markimdb: 5.5
Genrehorror, thriller
CountryUSA

On Halloween in West Hollywood, two guys making out in a park are interrupted by a serial killer. Later that night, a group of gay kids decide to visit to the site of the murders.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller
CountryUSA
Duration02:05

Barbara Hershey stars as Carla Moran, a hard-working single mother until the night she is raped in her bedroom by someone - or something - that she cannot see. Despite skeptical psychiatrists, she is repeatedly attacked in her car, in the bath, and in front of her children. Could this be a case of hysteria, a manifestation of childhood sexual trauma, or something even more horrific?

Markimdb: 5.4
Genrehorror, thriller, crime
CountryUSA

A psychological thriller based on the concept of anamorphosis, a painting technique that manipulates the laws of perspective to create two competing images on a single canvas.

Markimdb: 5.1
Genrehorror, thriller, drama
CountryUSA

An artist slowly goes insane while struggling to pay his bills, work on his paintings, and care for his two female roommates, which leads him taking to the streets of New York after dark and randomly killing derelicts with a power drill.

Markimdb: 4.7
Genrehorror, action, thriller
CountryUSA, Australia, Canada
Duration01:30

See No Evil 2 revives the nightmare of the first film when Jacob Goodnight rises from the dead in the city morgue after his killing spree at the Blackwell hotel. In this ominous, underground locker for the dead, a group of medical students fight to survive as this deranged psychopath once again starts to pick them apart one by one.

Markimdb: 5.4
Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, crime
CountryUSA

A mentally ill man in a small Texas town goes on a killing rampage and is fatally wounded by police. When doctors use an experimental serum to bring him back to life, the killer develops superhuman strength and the town sheriff must pursue him.

Markimdb: 5.2
Genrehorror, thriller
CountryUSA, Romania
Duration01:40

    A weekend of camping in the mountains becomes an excursion into hell for a young couple, who become pawns in a grotesque plot hatched by deranged locals.

    Markimdb: 4.9
    Genrehorror, thriller
    CountryUSA

    A naked teenage boy covered in blood appears at a remote sheriff's station one year after the brutal unsolved murder of a local girl. Now Sheriff Jack Shepherd, guilt ridden over the girl's murder, must confront his own demons as he desperately searches for the boy's true identity and possible victims. Little does Jack realize that he has started down a path that will bring him face to face with an unthinkable horror. Before sunrise the living will pay for the pain the dead have suffered.

    Markimdb: 5.3
    Genrehorror, thriller
    CountryUnited Kingdom

    Eight different people are invited to their 10-year high school reunion at their now-closed down high school where a former student, disfigured from a prank gone wrong, is there to seek revenge.

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genrehorror, thriller, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:29

    A masked killer, wearing World War II U.S. Army fatigues, stalks a small New Jersey town bent on reliving a 35-year-old double murder by focusing on a group of college kids holding an annual Spring Dance.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genrehorror, thriller, comedy
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:32

    The next great psycho horror slasher has given a documentary crew exclusive access to his life as he plans his reign of terror over the sleepy town of Glen Echo, all the while deconstructing the conventions and archetypes of the horror genre for them.

    Markimdb: 5.2
    Genrehorror, thriller, comedy, detective
    CountryCanada, USA
    Duration01:34

    The police force of a remote Midwestern town search for a killer Santa Claus who is picking off citizens on Christmas Eve.

    Markimdb: 4.6
    Genrehorror, thriller
    CountryCanada, USA
    Duration02:30

    Veronica, the new girl in town, is lured into the woods by a group of senior boys looking to make her a victim. But the boys don't know that Veronica's been trained to handle herself in surprisingly lethal ways.

    Markimdb: 4.8
    Genrehorror, thriller, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:27

    After a series of bad experiences with men, Shae teams up with her co-worker, Lu, who has a simple, deadly way of dealing with the opposite sex.

    Markimdb: 5.6
    Genrehorror, thriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:26

    A masked maniac terrorizes the same small community where a murderer known as the Phantom Killer struck decades earlier.

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genrehorror, thriller, drama
    CountryUSA

    Two couples on an oceanside getaway grow suspicious that the host of their seemingly perfect rental house may be spying on them. Before long, what should have been a celebratory weekend trip turns into something far more sinister.

    Markimdb: 3.7
    Genrehorror, thriller
    CountryUSA, Canada

    Rachel is a criminology student hoping to land a position as a teacher's assistant for professor Robert Starkman. She's sure this position will pave the way to an FBI career, and she's willing to do anything to obtain it -- including killing her classmates. The school psychiatrist, Dr. Daniels, becomes aware that Rachel is insane, but Rachel is skilled at her dangerous game of death and identity theft.

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genrehorror, action, thriller, crime
    CountryUSA, Canada
    Duration01:20

    James Cray watched as his wife was killed by Fargo, a hit-and-run serial murderer. After severely injuring Fargo and going to prison for several years, James is now determined to avenge his wife's death. He drives across the country looking for Fargo's 1972 Cadillac Eldorado, which the now-disabled killer has turned into a rolling death trap. James' search is helped by a state traffic officer and a singer with her own agenda.

    Markimdb: 4.6
    Genrehorror, thriller
    CountryUSA

    Ten years after he brutally murdered two girls, a killer escapes from a mental institution and returns to his turf, the theme park attraction called Dark Ride. About to crash his path are a group of college kids on a road trip who stumble across the park.

    Markimdb: 3.7
    Genrehorror, thriller
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:08

    With his business in shambles, a mounting criminal record, and a cheating wife, today is the day that Buddy Hutchins snaps.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genrehorror, thriller
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:22

    Arkin escapes with his life from the vicious grips of "The Collector" during an entrapment party where he adds beautiful Elena to his "Collection." Instead of recovering from the trauma, Arkin is suddenly abducted from the hospital by mercenaries hired by Elena's wealthy father. Arkin is blackmailed to team up with the mercenaries and track down The Collector's booby trapped warehouse and save Elena.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, fantasy, comedy
    CountryUSA, New Zealand, Canada, Israel, Japan, Nigeria
    Duration02:05

    Taking all that was great from the first installment, ABCs OF DEATH 2 aims to be a wilder, leaner, faster paced and even more entertaining anthology this time around, with a new crop of award-winning, visionary filmmakers from around the globe.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:58

    Locked in a school closet during Halloween 1962, young Frank witnesses the ghost of a young girl and the man who murdered her years ago. Shortly afterward he finds himself stalked by the killer and is soon drawn to an old house where a mysterious Lady In White lives. As he discovers the secret of the woman he soon finds that the killer may be someone close to him.

    Markimdb: 4.3
    Genrehorror, thriller, comedy, detective
    CountryAustralia
    Duration01:22

    A group of film students set out to finish filming a movie that was never completed after its director was murdered. After they begin filming, they realize they're in for a bit of trouble, not unlike the late director...

    Markimdb: 5.5
    Genrehorror, thriller
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:37

    On Halloween night at a horror theme park, a costumed killer begins slaying innocent patrons who believe that it's all part of the festivities.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genrehorror, thriller, crime, detective
    CountryItaly
    Duration01:47

    A young opperata is stalked by a deranged fan bent on killing the people associated with her to claim her for himself.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genrehorror, thriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryCanada, USA
    Duration01:48

    A seasoned police detective and his partner have just uncovered a string of unusual murders that lead them to a serial killer, who believes that he is the descendant of Judas.

    Markimdb: 4.8
    Genrehorror, thriller, detective
    CountryUSA, Canada
    Duration01:29

    After witnessing a horrific and traumatic event, Julia Lund, a graduate student in psychology, gradually comes to the realization that everything which scared her as a child could be real. And what's worse, it might be coming back to get her..

    Markimdb: 3.6
    Genrehorror, action, thriller
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:29

    A bank heist descends into violent chaos when one of the hostages turns out to be a serial killer. Trapping the well-organized team of bank robbers in the building, the killer is now picking them off one by one.

    Markimdb: 5.1
    Genrehorror, action, thriller
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:33

    A house wife just left her cop husband, when she picks up Justin McKay she'll wish she never did as she's plunged into a nightmare and the grip of a psychotic killer.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genrehorror, thriller
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:50

    Geeky student Arnie Cunningham falls for Christine, a rusty 1958 Plymouth Fury, and becomes obsessed with restoring the classic automobile to her former glory. As the car changes, so does Arnie, whose newfound confidence turns to arrogance behind the wheel of his exotic beauty. Arnie's girlfriend Leigh and best friend Dennis reach out to him, only to be met by a Fury like no other.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genrehorror, thriller
    CountryItaly
    Duration01:30

    A troupe of struggling stage actors is rehearsing for a small-town production of a play. Everything seems to be as it should until one of the cast members turns up dead. In a panic, the others try to get out, only to find they are now locked in the theater with the killer! Which one of them committed the murder, and who will get out alive?

    Markimdb: 3.4
    Genrehorror, thriller, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:35

      After learning of an urban legend in which a demented serial killer named SMILEY can be summoned through the Internet, mentally fragile Ashley must decide whether she is losing her mind or becoming Smiley's next victim.

      Markimdb: 6.2
      Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:53

      A quadriplegic man is given a trained monkey help him with every day activities, until the little monkey begins to develop feelings, and rage, against its new master and those who get too close to him.

      Markimdb: 4.1
      Genrehorror, thriller
      CountryUSA

      Three sisters and a group of their friends take a trip to the home of the recently deceased grandfather -- who died a particularly grisly death -- to learn more about the promise of an inheritance, only to encounter a family of psychos who have taken up residence in the old man's cabin.

      Markimdb: 4.9
      Genrehorror, thriller
      CountryUSA

      A crazed killer stalks college students who gave up their vacation to clean a deserted dormitory.

      Markimdb: 3.1
      Genrehorror, thriller, detective
      CountryUSA

      A group of paranormal investigators enter the abandoned home of paedophile and serial killer John Gacy, hoping to find evidence of paranormal activity. Upon entering the house they set-up cameras throughout the abandoned house while going room to room with hand-held cameras, performing séance's and asking for John Gacy to come forward. As the evening progresses it seems the investigators are not prepared for the horror still within the house.

      Markimdb: 5.6
      Genrehorror, thriller
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:28

      A criminal psychologist loses his arm in a car crash, and becomes one of three patients to have their missing limbs replaced by those belonging to an executed serial killer. One of them dies violently, and disturbing occurrences start happening to the surviving two.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genrehorror, thriller
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:30

      In the Oregon mountains, a pair of hunters encounter a machete-wielding killer in an abandoned church. Meanwhile, five campers arrive to examine some property one of them has inherited but are warned by the forest ranger not to venture forth. Soon after they set up camp, they begin hearing strange noises, encounter a mysterious singing girl and start disappearing one by one.

      Markimdb: 5.5
      Genrehorror, thriller
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:31

      A young psychiatric intern unearths secrets about the mental health facility in which he works.

      Markimdb: 5.2
      Genrehorror, thriller, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:32

      Cherry Falls is a quiet little town - until the night that a serial killer begins preying on its youth. After a third teen is found slain, the killer's modus operandi emerges: the victims were all virgins. Sheriff Marken is concerned for the safety of the teens in general and in particular his own daughter Jody, who is still a virgin...

      Markimdb: 5.7
      Genrehorror, thriller
      CountryUSA, Republic of Ireland
      Duration01:15

      When her husband John has a heart attack while out in a rowboat on the lake, Louise Haloran throws his body overboard and later tells the family that he has left on an urgent business trip. Her main concern is that she can only inherit a part of the family fortune if her husband is alive. The Halorans are a strange family, still grieving over the death of the youngest daughter Kathleen who drowned in a pond when she was just a child. They hold an annual ceremony of remembrance every year on the anniversary of her death. This year however, someone is wielding an ax intent on murder.

      Markimdb: 4.7
      Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:20

      The year is 2048. By mandate, every cop must partner with a robot. Detective John Kennex returns to work after waking up from a 17-month coma. As he adjusts to working with his new partner, Dorian, a discontinued android with unexpected emotional responses, John also must learn to get along with his new colleagues.

      Markimdb: 5.4
      Genrehorror, thriller, comedy
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:30

      Three girls discover that two men are willing to do anything to impress Mother and what impresses Mother is watching her sons commit acts of rape and murder. Now these women are prisoners and lowered to pawns in the game of checkers between two dim wits and their Maniac Mommy and the question becomes, can any of them escape, alive?

      Markimdb: 4.9
      Genrehorror, thriller, detective
      CountryUSA, Canada
      Duration01:33

        Five friends are stalked and murdered by a masked assailant while preparing for Valentine's Day.




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